The position is located in the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. The General Counsel, who is appointed by the President by and with the advise and consent of the Senate, is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense and performs such functions.

Duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: a. Acquisition and Logistics: The portfolio principally includes support of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition in their management of the major defense acquisition programs of the Department that have USD(A&S) or ASD(A) as the milestone decision authority. b. Ethics Attorney: Depart of Defense Standards of Conduct Office mission is aligned along three main lines of effort: establishing DoD-wide ethics policies and regulations, managing the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Designated Agency Ethics Official Agency ethics program, and providing ethics advice and counsel to OSD personnel. c. Fiscal: Fiscal, serves as a staff attorney with continuing responsibility for legal advisory services in the area of the DoD budget. The incumbent also has responsibility for numerous special projects and assignments within the overall responsibility of the DoD General Counsel and the Deputy General Counsel d. Litigation: Provides all necessary support to the General Counsel, Principal Deputy General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel), and Director, Office of Litigation Counsel in a broad array of controversial legal problems, to include functional responsibility, and litigation involving classified information; administrative law e. Office of Information Counsel: Provides all necessary support in a broad array of legal issues, to include functional responsibility for legal advice and services. Familiarity and/or proficiency with the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Federal Records Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is preferred.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• Position may be converted to permanent appointment at a later time
• Recruitment and/or Relocation Incentives may be authorized

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: 1. Must possess the first professional law degree, i.e. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctorate (J.D.), from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. 2. Must be an active member, in good standing, of the bar of the highest court of any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States. 3. This position requires you to have professional legal experience in excess of 1 year at the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector), that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You are required to provide a copy of transcripts or degrees in your application package. It is also acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment.

Contacts

• Address General Counsel of the Department of Defense Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]